Group items tagged

Plantar fasciitis or heel pain is a very common foot complaint, reported by thousands of Australians per day, especially in Perth.

There is a hell lot of SMR tools available in different sizes, shapes, density and textures. Some of the tools are cylindrical foam rollers, vibrating cylindrical rollers with texture, hand-held massage rollers, balls and trigger point massaging tools.

Many people nowadays have been suffering from foot pain due to various reasons. There are many causes associated with this painful experience. Many women have the habit of wearing high heel sandals, walking in an uneven land for too long etc are some of the common reasons behind foot pain.

Self myofascial release (SMR) is an effective technique for improving joint range of tissue extensibility, motion, decreasing muscle soreness and blood circulation.

Any kind of heel pain is one of the most common forms of foot problems. The heel is the largest bone in the foot and thus, it receives the largest strain. Moreover, it is the first part of the foot that comes to contact. The foot has the ability to absorb the majority of the body weight and the arch area joint locking mechanism provides about 80 percent of the stability to the foot.

Low Level Laser Therapy or LLLT performs by generating a cold laser beam that emits photons into the tissue. This stimulates a photochemical interaction between the cells and the photons.